One movie the kids and I are looking forward to watching is the Dr. Seuss’ classic — “Horton Hears A Who”. Dr. Seuss is an amazing storyteller and though I didn’t like recent films of past — “The Grinch…” and “The Cat In the Hat” — this one promises to be different. Dr. Seuss is skilled in creating stories that are conversation starters for parents to discuss deeper issues with children such as faith, self-esteem and respect. I would put this on every parent’s to-watch movie for the summer.

A Christianity Today movie review says — “Horton, from the creators of Ice Age, is just about what it would look like if Dr. Seuss’ imagination collided with live action, a sort of psychedelic smorgasbord of intensely colored and peculiarly imagined creatures, landscapes and props that allows Seuss’ effervescent creativity to come to life as it never has before.”

“Dr. Seuss had the matchless ability to distill complex issues into clear and comprehensible philosophical declarations that kids and adults alike could easily understand. Horton is supercharged with a number of such positive messages. It is a story of resolute faithfulness and diligence in the face of overwhelming peer pressure. It would have been very easy for Horton to give up when the going got tough, but after all, “an elephant’s faithful 100 percent.”

Jim Carey returns as the voice of Horton and veteran comedienne Carol Burnett, voices Horton’s nemesis, the Sour Kangaroo. Expect laughter and fun to abound in this heartwarming and inspiring movie.